diff --git a/app/cli.py b/app/cli.py
index 47152fb..6e6f2a3 100644
--- a/app/cli.py
+++ b/app/cli.py
@@ -94,6 +94,57 @@ async def show_status(email: str) -> int:
         return 0
 
 
+async def send_test_digest(email: str, kind: str) -> int:
+    """Generate a digest and send it to the named user immediately, ignoring
+    opt-in state and idempotency. Useful for previewing copy in your own
+    inbox before a real run lands."""
+    import httpx
+
+    from app.jobs._market_context import (
+        REFERENCE_LINE,
+        latest_quotes_by_group,
+        recent_headlines_by_bucket,
+    )
+    from app.jobs.email_digest_job import _generate_variants, _send_one
+    from app.services.openrouter import llm_configured
+
+    if kind not in ("daily", "weekly"):
+        print(f"error: kind must be 'daily' or 'weekly' (got {kind!r})",
+              file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    if not llm_configured():
+        print("error: LLM provider not configured (set OPENROUTER_API_KEY)",
+              file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    factory = get_session_factory()
+    async with factory() as session:
+        user = await _get_user_by_email(session, email)
+        if user is None:
+            print(f"error: no user with email {email!r}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 1
+        today = _utcnow()
+        quotes = await latest_quotes_by_group(session)
+        news = await recent_headlines_by_bucket(
+            session, hours=(168 if kind == "weekly" else 24),
+        )
+        ctx = dict(today=today, quotes_by_group=quotes,
+                   headlines_by_bucket=news, reference_line=REFERENCE_LINE)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
+            variants = await _generate_variants(session, client, kind, ctx)
+        tone = (user.digest_tone or "INTERMEDIATE").upper()
+        content = (variants.get(tone)
+                   or variants.get("INTERMEDIATE")
+                   or next(iter(variants.values()), None))
+        if content is None:
+            print("error: all LLM variants failed", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 1
+        date_str = today.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        await _send_one(user, kind, content, date_str, session)
+        print(f"sent {kind} digest to {email} (tone={tone})")
+        return 0
+
+
 def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     p = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="app.cli", description="Cassandra admin CLI")
     sub = p.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", required=True)
@@ -108,6 +159,11 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     s = sub.add_parser("show-status", help="Print paid-tier status for a user")
     s.add_argument("email")
 
+    t = sub.add_parser("send-test-digest",
+                       help="Send one digest immediately (bypasses opt-in/idempotency)")
+    t.add_argument("email")
+    t.add_argument("kind", choices=("daily", "weekly"))
+
     return p
 
 
@@ -122,6 +178,8 @@ async def _dispatch(args) -> int:
             return await revoke_credit(args.email)
         if args.cmd == "show-status":
             return await show_status(args.email)
+        if args.cmd == "send-test-digest":
+            return await send_test_digest(args.email, args.kind)
         return 2
     finally:
         await get_engine().dispose()